The number of players lost this season due to injuries and illness -- has been unlike anything I've seen in a number of years watching Notre Dame Football. Here's the players who have missed full games, so far this season -- it's amazing that we're 9-1!
DEFENSE -- 11 players missing 66 games
- Marist Liufau (10 games) -- injured in preseason, lost for the season
- Will Schweitzer (10 games) -- injured in preseason, lost for the season
- Osita Ekonwu (10 games) -- injured in preseason, lost for the season
- Shayne Simon (9 games) -- hurt in first game, lost for the season
- Paul Moala (9 games) -- hurt in first game, lost for the season
- JoJo Johnson (8 games) -- hurt after second game, lost for the season
- Kurt Hinish (2 games) -- hurt after third game, missed the next two games
- Jacob Lacey (3 games) -- hurt in fourth game, missed the next three games
- Kyle Hamilton (3 games) -- hurt in 7th game, questionable if he'll return this season
- Drew White (1 game) -- illness, should return next week
- Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (1 game) -- illness, should return next week
OFFENSE -- 12 players missing 41 games
- Brendon Clark (10 games) -- injured last season, lost for the season -- transfer
- Logan Diggs (1 game) -- missed first game due to illness
- Blake Fisher (9 games) -- injured in first game, may not return this season
- Kevin Bauman (7 games) -- injured in first game, just returned last week
- Michael Carmody (2 games) -- injured in second game, returned two weeks later
- Tyler Buchner (1 game) -- injured in third game, returned two weeks later
- Tosh Baker (1 game) -- injured in fourth game, returned two weeks later
- Joe Wilkins (5 games) -- injured in fifth game, lost for the season
- Michael Mayer (1 game) -- injured in fifth game, returned two weeks later
- Chris Tyree (2 games) -- injured in fifth game, returned a few weeks later
- Avery Davis (1 game) -- injured in ninth game, lost for the season
- C'Bo Flemister (1 game) -- injured this past week, not sure of return
